From NFOIC: A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week. While you're at it, be sure to check out State FOIA Friday Archives.
Brevard corruption case morphs into public records battle
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From The Salt Lake Tribune: Utah Highway Patrol Cpl. Shawn Alton says his 2011 request to search a man’s SUV and trailer had the proper approval.
But court records show the Emery County attorney told Alton he didn’t have enough probable cause to search Jeffrey Lawrence’s vehicle two years ago on the side of Interstate 70.
Now it’s Lawrence with a court order — to dig around into what UHP did to investigate Alton and the unlawful search.
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Read More… from Judge orders Utah Highway Patrol to share investigation into trooper
From The Republic: SALT LAKE CITY — The owner of a website that publishes inmate booking photos is suing a Utah sheriff for denying a public records request for more than a thousand mug shots.
The Salt Lake County Sheriff denied the records request in February, saying his office could refuse because it holds copyright control over the images.
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From The Salt Lake Tribune: The operator of a website that publishes jail-booking pictures sued Salt Lake County on Tuesday for refusing his request for photographs of people admitted to the Salt Lake County Jail during 17 days in January.
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A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week. While you're at it, be sure to check out State FOIA Friday Archives.
Attorney General issues informal opinion on Iowa Public Radio questions
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for April 12, 2013
From The Salt Lake Tribune:
Rep. Brian King’s efforts to require agency’s to provide public documents at no cost is going on the back burner.
The House Political Subdivisions Committee voted unanimously Monday to send HB122 back to the House Rules Committee to be assigned to interim study during the year. House Minority Leader Jennifer Seelig, D-Salt Lake City, said that would give King time to work out concerns raised by opponents of the bill.
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Read More… from Utah bill requiring free public records sent back to drawing board
From San Francisco Chronicle:
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two years after Utah lawmakers drew public fury with a restrictive public records bill, some legislators are keeping up a reconciliation effort with bills to designed expand access to public records.
Lawmakers have introduced legislation to create online portals for legislative emails and other public records and to require agencies to waive records request fees in certain cases.
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Read More… from Utah legislators working on open records bills
From The Salt Lake Tribune:
The State Records Committee’s first ruling Thursday was bittersweet for board members and came without hearing a word of testimony.
The seven-member panel honored its departing chairwoman with a formal order recognizing Betsy Ross for her 18 years on the committee, a stint spanning the history of Utah’s current open-records law.
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Read More… from Betsy Ross honored for 18 years as open-records advocate
A few state FOIA and local open government news items selected from many of interest that we might or might not have drawn attention to earlier in the week:
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Read More… from NFOIC’s State FOIA Friday for November 2, 2012
